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Norfolk Landscapes Conference 2025

Tuning in to Nature Recovery and Ecological Adaptation on a County Scale

Alice Farmery reflects on the 2025 Norfolk Landscapes Conference - an event exploring how farmers, conservationists and innovators are shaping regional adaptive landscapes.

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Agricology Blog

Greg Judy
May 25, 2022
A pioneering on-farm conference focusing on soil health is gearing up for its launch on a Cumbrian farm this summer (June 25th-26th). Carbon Calling is a knowledge exchange initiative created by farmers to promote discussion among livestock and food producers, and help them address climate, biodiversity, societal and food security issues.
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Agricology at Groundswell
May 24, 2022
Since its launch in 2015 in a climate of growing uncertainty about food security, the state of natural resources, climate change and nutritional availability in the UK, Agricology has provided a platform for sharing practical information on ecological farming techniques to enable more resilient and productive farming.
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ORC Green Challenge (credit Kay Ransom)
April 22, 2022
From 22nd to 29th April the Organic Research Centre (ORC) is taking part in the Green Match Fund Campaign 2022, organised by the Big Give - the UK’s biggest online match funding platform, to raise funds to further their work.
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Whole Health Agriculture report front page image
February 18, 2022
Lawrence Woodward reflects on a survey conducted by Whole Health Agriculture and the implications of its findings.
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River and farmland
January 31, 2022
Mark Ward states the case for farmers and water companies to work collaboratively to support one another in reaching their respective objectives and improving water quality as a result.
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Brassica seed
December 3, 2021
Real Seeds' Kate McEvoy shines a light on the fragility of the seed system and trys to encourage people to think about seed sovereignty as a fundamental part of food sovereignty...
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Native multi species shelterbelt
November 30, 2021
ORC Senior Researcher Colin Tosh reflects on results from an evidence review and interviews with farmers in which the main factors holding back agroforestry in England were identified.
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Farmer herds cows down country lane
October 26, 2021
The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) is inviting farm businesses to join our new Farm for the Future programme, which is being delivered virtually and by local Farm Support Groups in 11 areas across England.
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Ariel view of cell grazing plots
October 19, 2021
Article about interesting research exploring the potential and impacts of cell grazing different sward types.
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Delivering Greener Grassland - A Cross-Industry Partnership to Grow Pasture Based Solutions to Climate Change - Courtesy of Will Sibly, LEAF
September 27, 2021
Will Sibly blogs about the Net Zero from Productive Grasslands (NZPG) partnership.
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Call on Government to Increase UK Hedgerow Network by 40% by 2050
September 10, 2021
Rowan Dumper-Pollard writes about the ORC joining the Countryside Charity in seizing the initiative and campaigning for the government to increase UK hedgerows by 40% in line with recent recommendations made by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) 2018 report.
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Bee on thistle
August 25, 2021
Bee keeper John Crocker shares his experience of allowing his bees to lead a natural life.
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